Wageningen University and Research

Over 6,500 employees and 12,000 students from more than hundred countries work everywhere around the world in the domain of healthy food and living environment for governments and the business community-at-large.

About

History

1876 - Wageningen University: The state takes over the local council's Agricultural College in Wageningen: the start of National Agricultural Education in The Netherlands

1877 - Foundation of the first agricultural research station in Wageningen (predecessor to the current research institutes)

1888 - The National Institute for Fisheries Studies is set up in IJmuiden (now part of IMARES)

Education

Research results only have an effect when they are applied within society. That is why Wageningen University & Research cooperates closely with companies, governments and civil society to ensure those results can provide value.

This can be turned into a reality at the Wageningen Campus, as they can make the facilities available, help start-ups in their initial development and design solutions tailored to international issues.

Research

The Research Institutes of Wageningen University & Research carry out application-oriented and field-based research. They are commissioned by the government, commercial businesses and non-profit organisations.

On a research project there is often collaboration between several institutes. Collaboration is often also sought with the university and/or national or international partners.

Career

Come to the Netherlands and start your career at Wageningen University & Research. We would be very proud to welcome you as our new employee in Wageningen or in one of our 32 locations.

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GSSA 2019

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University Ranking

World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.

Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.

QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.

ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.

Services

Student services

You can also contact the SSC for legal advise on study related cases, study delay related questions, for personal problems you can make an appointment with the Student Dean or Student Psychologist.

Housing services

Wageningen University arranged 3 accommodation possibilities:

Camping de Wielerbaan

Room for 56 students, divided over small holiday houses for 4 to 6 persons

Price for 2 nights: 70 euro (limited places)

Price for 3 nights: 95 euro

Including bicycle rent, breakfast, bed linen and cleaning costs

Boerderij Hoekelum

Room for 66 students, divided over three buildings

Price for 3 nights: 95 euro

Including bus transport to and from the conference (during the conference), breakfast, bed linen and cleaning costs

Natuurvriendenhuis de Bosbeek

Room for 84 students (42 rooms for 2 persons)

Price for 2 nights: 80 euro

Including bus transport to and from the conference (during the conference), breakfast, bed linen and cleaning costs

Library services

By developing and maintaining a, partly public, knowledge infrastructure, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) - Library contributes to the effectiveness of the research done and education provided by WUR.

WUR Library has a strong focus on digital collections and we offer world wide access to our collections for WUR users, but restricted to certain conditions of use.

ICT services

Scaling up innovation for the purpose of a sustainable development of agriculture isn’t moving as quickly as desired. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provides new opportunities for reaching, informing and supporting agricultural entrepreneurs regarding innovation trajectories.

Medical services

Non-Dutch students must be adequately insured for medical expenses while staying in the Netherlands. This will be checked by the registration officials when you apply for a residence permit.

Student Life

Campus life

Wageningen Campus has everything to provide you with a fantastic university experience.

The 10.000 students from more than 100 countries are taught by inspirational lecturers and have access to top-quality educational facilities, hi-tech laboratories and an enormous library.

The campus also has ample social and leisure opportunities.

Sports facilities

Fancy a quick game of squash between lectures, tennis before dinner, or hockey after?

The Sports Centre De Bongerd is situated centrally to the main university campus and three of the main student houses, with a range of facilities including a swimming pool, and is the base for various sport courses and clubs.

Alternatively, you might want to do something out in nature, like learning to row in team boats, maybe? Wageningen comes complete with a river to the south of town waiting for you to pay a visit to the rowing clubhouse.

Student clubs

Several kinds of (student) sports clubs are active in and around the sports centre de Bongerd's facilities. Students who possess a WUR card whose sports rights have been activated can join these clubs for free or at a reduced rate.

Accreditation

Wageningen Food Safety Research is accredited for the organization of Proficiency Tests by the Dutch Accreditation Council since 2006. The accreditation is based on ISO/IEC 17043:2010 and covers the quality system of the organisation as well as all the parameters mentioned in the scope.

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Student Reviews

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